Downloading A Rom Disk Image; Mvi Flash Update; Installation; Using The Mvi Flash Update Utility - Rockwell Automation Allen-Bradley ControlLogix 1756-MVI Programming Reference Manual

6-8 Programming the MVI Module
Downloading a
ROM Disk Image
Publication 1756-RM004B-EN-P - October 2000
To de-fragment an image, select Image > Defrag current
image.
8. The disk image is now ready for downloading to the1756- MVI
module using the MVIUPDAT utility (see the following section).
For more details on using WINIMAGE, see the documentation that
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accompanies it.
Note: WINIMAGE is a shareware utility. If you find the program
useful, please register it with the author.
Two utilities are provided for downloading the ROM disk image to the
1756-MVI module's Flash memory. One utility, MVI Flash Update, is a
Windows-compatible program for Win95/98 and NT; the other,
MVIUPDAT.EXE, is a DOS-compatible program.

MVI Flash Update

System Requirements:
• Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0
• Available serial port COM1 - COM4
• 2Mb free disk space

Installation

Before you install a new version of this software, uninstall any
previous version. Click on the Add/Remove Programs icon in the
Control Panel window and follow the prompts.
To install the MVI Flash Update tool, use the SETUP.EXE installation
program. After installation, click on the MVI Flash Update icon to run
the program.

Using the MVI Flash Update Utility

The MVI Flash Update tool downloads a disk image to the 1756-MVI
module. The disk image must be an uncompressed FAT-format
diskette image created with WinImage or a compatible utility (see the
earlier sections of this chapter).